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OCTOBEB 19, 1916. 



The Florists' Review 



77 



Hill's Choice Boxwoods 

 and Bay Trees 



C.We have a most complete stock of Boxwoods and Bay Trees, in sizes noted, for imme- 

 diate shipment. All stock in good condition and of the highest quality obtainable. 



<LA11 progressive florists will find a ready market for these most useful and beautiful 

 decorative plants. Push this line now. 



CIn order to help you extend the popularity of these most useful Evergreens, we have 

 priced this stock very closely. 



BOXWOOD (Buxus SemperTirens), PYRAMIDAL SHAPE 



Each Pair Doz. 



Without tubs, 2 -ft $1.50 $2.90 $16.50 



Without tubs. aJfl-ft 1.60 8.00 17.60 



Without tubs. 8 -ft 2.26 4.30 24.00 



Without tubs. 8>fl -ft 8.25 6.30 86.00 



Without tubs, 4 -ft 4.00 7.75 46.00 



Without tubs. 5 -ft 6.60 12.60 72.00 



With tubs, 2 -ft. 



Each 

 $1.90 



With tubs. 2ifl-ft 2.00 



With tubs. 8 -ft 2.60 



With tubs. 3^-ft 8.60 



With tubs. 4 -ft 4 60 



With tubs. 6 -ft 7.00 



Pair 

 $ 3.50 

 8.75 

 4.80 

 6.90 

 8.50 

 18.60 



Doz. 

 $19.80 

 21.00 

 27.00 

 40.00 

 48.60 

 78.00 



D. HILL 

 The Xversreen Specialist 



**r^lVE every customer more than he 

 expects," has been my motto from 

 the first. Over half a century of exper- 

 iment, careful study and hard work 

 have helped to build a reputation for 

 Quality, which in turn has helped de- 

 velop the largest business of its kind in 

 America. 



BOXWOOD, BALL SHAPED (Clipped Solid) 



Each Pair Doz. 



Without tubs. 12x12 inch. B&B.... $1.75 $3.25 $19 50 



Without tubs, 15x15 inch. B&B.... 2.35 4.25 25.00 



Without tubs, 18x18 inch, B&B.... 3.25 6.26 36.00 



Each Pair Doz. 



With tubs, 12x12 inch $2.25 $4.00 $23.00 



With tubs, 15x15 inch 2.75 5.00 28.50 



With tubs, 18x18 inch 3.75 7.00 40.00 



BOXWOOD. STANDARDS (Straight Steins) ^^^h Pair 



Boxwood, Standards, without tubs, 16-18-inch stem, 16-18-inch crown $2.00 $3.60 



Boxwood, Standards, without tubs, 21-inch stem, 18-inch crown 2.75 4.50 



Boxwood, Standards, without tubs, 21-inch stem, 18 inch crown 8.75 6.00 



Boxwood, Standards, without tubs, 80-inch stem, 18-inch crown 4.25 6.60 



BOXWOOD. BUSH.SHAPED (For Window Boxes, etc.) ^^^^ 



Boxwood, Bush-shaped, balled and burlapped, 10-12-inch $0.30 



BAY TREES (Laurus Nobilis) 



Each Pair 



36-inch crown, tubbed $14.00 $27.00 Pyramids, 5 feet, 24'inch base, tubbed.. 



40-inch crown, tubbed 18.00 85.00 Pyramids, 7 feet, 28-80- inch base, tubbed.. 



44-46-inch crown, tubbed 27.60 62.60 



Doz. 

 $3.00 



100 

 $22.60 



Standards, 48-50-inch stem. 

 Standards, 48-50-inch stem. 

 Standards, 48-50-inch stem. 



Each Pair 

 .$ 8.00 $16.00 

 . 16.00 28.00 



THE D. HILL NURSERY CO., Inc. 



EVERGREEN SPECIALISTS 



Box 403. DUNDEE, ILL. 



3 C 



3 C 



LARGEST GROWERS IN AMERICA 



Mention Th« Rct1*w when yon write. 



WE HAVE THE STOCK I 



Empty greenhouses do not pay. Fill them up. 

 Liberal extras for early orders. 



BIm of Pot. 



Per 

 100 



Per 

 1000 

 $2S.OO 

 66.00 



25.00 



es.oo 



20.00 

 90.00 

 60.00 

 70.00 

 70.00 

 176.00 

 33.60 



86.00 



66.00 



3H-ln. Aspararns Plumosua $ 8.00 



4 -in. Asitararna Plnmoaus 7.00 



2Vi-in. Asjiaragrus Sprengerl 8.00 



4 -in. AtiutnguM Sprengerl 7.00 



3K-in. Abntllons, 8 yarietles 3.25 



8 -in. Begonias, 12 rarletles 10.00 



2U-ln. Begonias. 12 yarietles 6.00 



8H-ln. Chinese Primroses 7.60 



8 -In. Oyclamens, 8 separate rar. . 8.00 

 4 -in. Oyclamens, 8 separate rar. . 20.00 



S^-in. Prlmnla Malacoldes 3.60 



3)4 -In. Snapdragons, white, pink 



and yellow 4.00 



S^-ln. Snapdragons, white, pink 



and yellow 7.00 



4, 6, 6-la. ferns, 6 varieties, $16, $20, 826 per 100. 



10,000 Dracaena Indlvlsa, 4-S-6-ln. pots, $16.00 

 $20.00, $25.00 per 100. 



100,000 Oeranlnms, 3 and S^-in. pots, Polte- 

 Tlne, Nutt, Blcard, Orant, Castellane, Bnchner,* 

 Montmort, etc., $2.26 per 100; $26.00 per 1000. 



Also abundance of other stock as the season 

 advances. 



moHzo J. BBYAH.aar'rt 



things that are offered by the novelty 

 sharks, when really they are letting 

 their competitors skim off the cream 

 before passing the skimmed milk on to 

 them I The biggest profits are usually 

 made off a winner during the first two 

 seasons after dissemination. Take, for 

 example, the rose Ophelia. Nearly every 

 grower who bought it the first year 

 was pleased with it and made money 

 on it. This season, with the increased 

 plantings, the price will probably be 

 about the same as that of other stand- 

 ard varieties. Next season Ophelia 

 may be a drug on the market, and the 

 grower who was so "wise" as not to 



Seeds, Plants and Bulbs 



FANST 8KXD, special florists' mixture, extra fine strain $5.00 per ounce 



mGNONKTTK SKXD, giant strain, greenhouse grown 5.00 per ounce 



SNAPDRAGON, KKTSTONE (new), a clear rose-pink winter- blooming variety, $1.00 

 per packet. 



CTCLAMSN 8ESD. English (separate colors) $8.60 per 1000 



ASPARAGUS PLUMOSU8 SEED, greenhouse-grown $3.50 per 1000; $30.00 for 10,000 



ZVOLANEK'S SWEET PEA SEED, a complete list at his prices. 



BEGONIAS- Per 100 Per 1000 



Cliatelaliie, 2»«-inch, strong $6.00 $45.00 



** extra heavy, 8-inch 8.00 



RAINBOW VREESIAS, new and worth while 6.00 



40.00 



Write us regarding Fern riats, BOSTON. SCOTTII, ROOSEVELT, WHITMANI, 



TEDDT, JR., and other varieties for immediate or later planting. 



Have you placed your order for T.Uhim Gl^ianteum, Rubnim, Pormosum and Album? 



We aim to supply the best produced in Japan and invite correspondence regarding 

 our stock. 



Having any trouble with your hose? The MAGIC HOSE- best made- will do away 

 with all your troubles. We handle that brand and no other, ^-inch (2-ply), 17c per 

 foot; %-inch (2-ply), 18c per foot— couplings included. 



CATALOGUE FOR THE ASKING 

 SEE OUR CLASSIFIED ADS 



S. S. SKIDELSKY ft CO., ""* yss:?..?.?.;: 



Pa. 



Mentloa The Hevlew when yen write. 



hop onto the bandwagon until Ophelia 

 had a good try-out will be drinking the 

 skimmed milk. 



"We could cite parallel cases without 

 number. We call to mind a conversa- 



tion some years back with a grower 

 from a city about the size of Louisville. 

 He asserted that he bought more of 

 the novelties than all the other grow- 

 ers in his vicinity put together. Why, 



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